PASSIVES

 The Passive Voice

 

To revise the form and uses of the passive, please click here.

Passive Voice NI2 by andevas

To watch a video and practise, visit this old post, this one and this one.

Film Reviews

Writing a Film Review

If you want to know more about how to write a film review...
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Film Reviews

                                                          

These days in class we are looking at the topic of films and cinema.

Here you have the ppt seen in class,  which may help you write  a review of a film and guide you on your oral presentations.

Remember to include your recommendation and conclusion.

 Find out  some more info on film reviews  HERE

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Christmas Time!

Hello everyone,

     It’s that time of year when friends and family think about the Christmases of the past and plan for the coming holiday with their loved ones in mind.

     It is a time for remembering, a time to share the goodness of your heart with others, and for expressing with words and gifts what someone means to you.

     It is a chance to make wishes come true and to give something from your heart. 

I gave you some homework to do these days-and I really hope you find the time to do it and enjoy it too.

You'll need to visit the following page

• A Chistmas Tale. Listen and Read
  

•  A Christmas Carol. Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer

 

LISTEN TO OTHER WELL KNOWN CHRISTMAS songs with lyrics

A White Christmas by Frank Sinatra

Let it snow, by Dean Martin

Last Christmas, by George Michael

All I want for Christmas is You, Mariah Carey

 

 

KEY 

Merry Christmas to you all  

May this new year bring you peace, love and contentment.

Dulce

A PLACE OF MY OWN Answers to activities

Hello everyone!
Here you are! Showing you the answers to the last activity of this unit.
See you around!

House description plan.

I live in a bungalow on the outskirts of Oxford. ...

See photo below

1. ROOMS

1C 2F 3D 4B 5A 6E

2. RENTING A FLAT

1 share 2 furnished 3 deposit 4 advance 5 tenants 6 landlord

3. FEAURES OF A HOUSE

1C 2A 3G 4D 5F 6B 7E

4 EXPRESSIONS WITH HOUSE/HOME

1. I don’t fancy going out tonight. I’m going to stay at _HOME watch TV.
2. When I’m 20 I’m going to leave HOME get my own flat.
3. Is your HOUSE a long way from the town centre?
4. What’s your HOME address?
5. Now that we are expecting another baby, we’ll probably have to move HOUSE
6. It’s getting late.  Let’s go HOME  . I’ll call a taxi.
7. We are busy decorating our HOUSE at the moment.
8. Don’t make any dinner for me tonight: I won’t be HOME until late.
9. Does your HOME  town have an opera HOUSE ?
10. My grandmother is in a really nice old people’s HOME.

Let's Speak and Talk

Oral practice tips & examples from DULCE ROSALES

 

WHAT'S ASSESSED?

• Agreement (consigna)
• Organization and coherence
• Correct gramar
• New vocabulary
• Pronunciation
• Fluency
• Register

 

DIWALI

Hi there!

PLEASE REMEMBER

Next Tuesday,  November 10th , EOI Arucas is celebrating the Indian Festival of Lights, DIWALI. 

We'll enjoy  music, dance and typical delicious Indian sweets.

Please join us. It's an afternoon- evening event that you cannot miss!

See you there!

Diwali celebrations

Indoor Diya decoration onNaraka Chaturdasi night Outdoor Diya decoration on Diwali night Diwali lanterns beforeDhanteras in Maharashtra A Nepalese temple lighted up for Diwali(Tihar) Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas celebrations in Amritsar Diwali night fireworks over a city(Chennai) Rural celebrations – floatingDiya over river Ganges Diwali Mithai (sweets)

Past Tenses

Do you need some PRACTICE on the past tenses in English?
 If so, GO HERE!


The following is for the morning group only.

 
KEY to the exercises on page 4 of the photocopies about PAST TENSES:

1 Rewrite the sentences using the words given in brackets

1. He came into the house when she was having a nap
2. First, Mary got up (and) then she called Mark
3. Dave was excited because he had never travelled before
4. I didn’t know (that)you had already arrived
5. I was watching the news while Tom was making dinner

2 Complete the sentences for situations in the past. Use (past simple, past continuous or past perfect)

a.      A plumber CAME to our house yesterday.

b.      He WANTED  to repair our washing machine that HAD BROKEN a few days before.

c.       Before he RANG at my door, he HAD LOOKED for a parking space for about ten minutes.

d.      While the plumber WAS REPAIRING  the washing machine, I WATCHED/WAS WATCHING the news.

e.      Suddenly, I REALIZED that they WERE SHOWING our street on TV.

f.        The reporter SAID that a car HAD CRASHED into a stop sign just before reaching the crossroads.

g.      While I WAS LISTENING carefully to what HAD HAPPENED  someone KNOCKED at my door.

h.      I OPENED the door and SAW a police officer standing there.

i.        He ASKED for the plumber.

j.        As it TURNED out, it WAS our plumber’s car that WAS ROLLING down the street.

k.    In his haste, the plumber HAD FORGOTTEN to put the handbrake on.

3 Complete the sentences. Decide if you need to use the simple past or the past perfect.

a)      Yesterday, Mandy WENT to a café after work.

b)      She SAT down at a table outside the café and LOOKED  at the menu.

c)       When the waiter CAME  to take her order, she WAS surprised.

d)      It WAS James, an old friend from school.

e)      They HADN’T SEEN each other for at least five years.

f)       So they TOLD each other what HAD HAPPENED in the past five years.

FURTHER PRACTICE HERE